โThe Guild reiterates its earlier demand that status quo before the January 14th order of Registrar of Societies be restored with respect to the functioning of the Club, and that the state works towards building and protecting the space for a free press.โ SRINAGAR โThe Editors Guild of India has expressed anguish over the shutting…
The government needs to review its decision and restore the Kashmir Press Club to its elected members. The illegal coup party should be told to prepare for polls and for that, re-registration should be done. Brushing aside the brouhaha created by the illegal takeover, the administrationโs decision to hand over the Kashmir Press Club building…
Pertinently, a group of โdisgruntled journalistsโ led by Times of India reporter Salim Pandit forcibly took over the club premises on Saturday with the help of armed forces. SRINAGAR โ The Jammu and Kashmir administration Monday cancelled the allotment of the Kashmir Press Club. The administration statement said that it was concerned over the emergent…
โThe aim of the coup is to control an independent club by people who enjoy backing and patronage from the government forces and administration.โ SRINAGAR โ A day after the Kashmir Press Club was ‘ โarbitrarily taken overโ by a group of โjournalistsโ, the club has been locked by the authorities. On Sunday, the club…
The order by the administration was issued after the Club Management had put in motion the process of electing the new management body as well as the executive committee members. SRINAGAR โ The Jammu and Kashmir administration has put in abeyance the re-registration of Kashmir Press Club. The Kashmir Press Club in a statement said…
Demonization of Kashmir journalism is nothing new. Thereโs a pattern in it, as K-history is replete with instances of economic offensive and death knell to choke and shake the 4th pillar of democracy in the region grappling with its own pending political problem. For doing their job, scribes are taking a tightrope walk in Kashmir…
โA lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.โ …